QFD Green Belt® UPDATE Course
Transitioning to ISO 16355
Many new advancements have been made in QFD over the last few years with the publication of ISO 16355.
This is a semi-private continuing education exclusively for those who have successfully graduated from the QFD Institute's QFD Green Belt® Course in the past.
Created in response to students' request to help keep the momentum going, the QFD Green Belt® Update Course is now offered as a 4-hour live virtual workshop, ideal for those who earned a provisional QFD Green Belt® in 2020 or earlier and would like to attend the QFD Black Belt®. It offers you an opportunity to refresh and enhance the QFD knowledge and skills learned in your previous course. You can bring your QFD examples for critique and coaching, or send your questions in advance.
Who Is Eligible To Attend?
Prerequisites: Anyone who have a Full-status or Provisional QFD Green Belt® Certificate.
This Update is ideal for those who earned a Provisional QFD Green Belt® in 2020 or earlier and wish to enroll in the 2022 QFD Black Belt® Course.
Contents:
This refresher course reviews the core knowledge of the current QFD Green Belt® Course and also covers the latest advancements. Planned for this course are the following topics:
- Improved algorithms for defining Customer Needs (Demanded Quality) for "new-to-world" products and services;
- Why and how of replacing ordinal scale calculations with ratio scale calculations of customer needs priorities, sales point, competitive benchmarking, and matrix relationship weights - to bring your QFD math to Six/Lean Sigma provisions;
- The latest advancements in QFD and new-to-world concepts that the QFD Institute brings about through its on-going research and ISO 16355.
Recommended Things To Bring:
- Your laptop computer or tablet with MS Excel® and Adobe Acrobat®, as you will receive the templates and case studies on CD, USB, or by Email;
- Relevant marketing and technical data for a small project or a part of a large project that you are currently working on or plan to work on in the future. IMPORTANT: You will not be asked to reveal any confidential data. The goal is to make the QFD exercises real and meaningful to you! If it is not feasible to bring such data, you may join others or use a generic (or hobby) project. → Detailed instructions on this will be sent to you after your registration is complete.
- Access to the Internet and Zoom: You will need adequate Internet connectivity and a Zoom account (free account). Please make the necessary setup and test your device well ahead of the time.
- (Optional) Your QFD examples for critiques and coaching. You may also send your questions in advance.
Textbooks and Materials
- The latest ISO 16355 QFD Green Belt® training manual
- ISO modern QFD templates
- Select case students
- ISO 16355 series bibliographic reference papers (1,000-page eBook, $149 value)NEW.
Registration
Please use the Registration Form included in the PDF Brochure of this course.
Please send your completed form by Email or by Fax +1 206-203-3575. If you have questions, please contact us.
Registration Options:
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Option #1
QFD Green Belt® Update + Black Belt® Course:
US$6,090 per attendee.
This option is for Provisional QFD Green Belts® who have attended a QFD Green Belt® in 2020 or earlier and would like to advance to the QFD Black Belt® in 2022.
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Option #2
QFD Green Belt® Update ONLY:
US$1,070 per attendee.
This option is for anyone who have graduated from a QFD Institute's QFD Green Belt® Course in the past and would like to bring their skills and knowledge up to date, including learning the essence of ISO 16355 for QFD.
- The above prices includes all training materials, modern QFD templates including modern House of Quality matrix and AHP, case studies, and ISO 16355 reference materials, plus after-class support. For questions, please contact us.
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